Gu Shi said something cruel, but he was uneasy in his heart. While he was worried about his son, he was also afraid that the emperor would be ruthless and kill his whole family.
So he simply said it harshly and prepared the worst plan of sacrificing one of his sons and ultimately saving his other sons.
After all, he doesn't have only one son.
Even if everything is gone, as long as you live, you can still have a few more children.
He would not spoil a pot of porridge because of a mouse excrement.
"Why do you have to be so cruel?" Seeing Gu Shi's reaction, Lao Zhu's tone became softer: "Children are just ignorant."
"It's just the son's failure to teach. It's the father's fault. Brother Gu, you should reflect on yourself. If this happens again, don't blame me for being rude."
As long as the old brother doesn't acquiesce, or even worse, condone his son to do illegal things.
He could just let go and give these children a chance to repent.
After all, young people, who haven’t made mistakes yet?
"It's just Brother Gu. The law will not tolerate mercy. Since the censors have impeached this matter, it's hard for us to pretend we didn't see it."
Lao Zhu walked back and forth a few times, and suddenly thought of an excellent solution.
"Let's just stop your salary and donate another thousand shi of food to Pingyang County. That's it for now. What do you think, brother?"
In this way, you can save money and collect more food for disaster relief.
Wouldn't that be great?
What?
Salary?
Also fined a thousand stone grain?
Zhu Chongba, you are a tough guy, even Rich Man Liu is not as evil as you, right?
Gu Shi's heart ached with anger, but in front of him he looked like he had gotten a big deal.
"Your Majesty is so gentle with that Zhu Zi, I am really grateful."
"I don't know that my ancestors have accumulated virtue for several lifetimes before I met a wise king like your majesty..."
Nonsence!
I have been unlucky for eight lifetimes to meet such a cruel emperor as you.
If he had known that he would be here today, he might as well have been herding cattle at home. At least he could have lived a comfortable life without having to be so frightened.
"Hey, brother Gu, don't say that..."
Lao Zhu blushed a little when he was praised. He knew that he was a kind and good emperor.
But Brother Gu's praise was too straightforward and enthusiastic.
He was a little embarrassed.
In front of Lao Zhu, Gu Shi repeatedly promised that he would discipline the child before leaving.
After coming out of the palace, on the way back to the Marquis Mansion.
Gu Shi always looked like he was getting a big deal.
When he got to his wife's room, closed the door and looked back, his face changed.
"Madam, that scoundrel Jing'er almost caused a lot of trouble for our family. Madam, how do you educate your children?"
It’s not like there’s nothing to eat at home, so why are you greedy for such a small profit?
Fortunately, it was a small profit, otherwise I might not have been able to save my son's life.
Now just losing some money is nothing.
"Humph, it's the father's fault that the son doesn't teach. The Marquis spends his days living in debauchery and drunkenness in the gentle countryside, and never bothers to discipline the children."
Mrs. Li had already had objections to his decadence, and immediately retorted after hearing this.
"Now that something has happened, you still have the nerve to blame me for improper teaching?"
It is said that when a man becomes successful, he will be disappointed.
She didn't believe it before, but now she does, because her husband can't get up in the gentle village now, and he can't remember her, this poor wife.
"Madam, you don't understand, alas!"
Gu Shi knew that his wife was dissatisfied with him, but he didn't know how to explain it to her.
Did you say that you were drinking and having fun all day just to avoid His Majesty's suspicion?
My wife will definitely not believe it!
"Humph, I really don't understand."
Li Shi glared at him fiercely, calmed down her resentment, and then said slowly: "Xiang Hu just sent someone here."
"The person who asked us to take part in our Jing'er's visit was led by a censor named Gu Chen."
No matter how angry she is, she has come to this point now.
She and her husband were members of the same family, and it was impossible for her to hand over Mrs. Hou's position to others.
So even when Mrs. Li was angry, she would not forget which ship she was on.
"Gu Chen? Is it him again?"
The people who participated in Hu Xiang's case stopped talking and asked His Highness King Yan to shoot the emperor's nephew to death.
It's hard to deal with this kind of person...
"Isn't Madam going to have a birthday party next month?"
Gu Shi pondered for a while and then immediately gave instructions.
"Invite his wife here, don't say anything, treat her well, and try first to see if you can get along with his wife."
As hard as this is, don't go head-to-head unless necessary, lest both sides suffer.
It's best to drag him aboard your own pirate ship, so you can get the best of both worlds.
Gu Chen didn't know at this time that his wife had been targeted.
At this moment, he had just finished helping the villagers move the wood.
Sitting in front of the case, he couldn't help but feel worried when he thought of the difficulties women had in giving birth in ancient times. He was worried about what would happen to his wife.
So I took out a piece of paper and drew what the forceps looked like from memory.
In modern times, his mother is a doctor of obstetrics and gynecology, a veteran who has been practicing for decades. He has only read a few medical books.
Using forceps is not difficult.
As he was drawing, he suddenly remembered something, Crown Princess Chang.
Didn’t he also die in childbirth?
"Snapped."
Gu Chen put the pen on the table and suddenly felt that the air was fresh.
If Chang did not die in childbirth, Zhu Biao would not hate Zhu Yunxi.
If he didn't hate Zhu Yunxi, the child would not be raised by the Lu family.
As long as he is not crippled by the Lu family, will it be Zhu Yunwen's turn to be that big idiot?
Of course, the best situation is to find a way to keep Zhu Xiongying and Zhu Biao alive.
But if he could save Chang's life by the way, wouldn't he become the biggest savior of Lao Zhu's family?
By then, can Lao Zhu still chop off his own head?
Is he embarrassed to cut it?
With this in mind, Gu Chen picked up the writing brush again and wrote down all the obstetrical knowledge he still remembered.
Well, there is also knowledge about vaccination.
He was afraid that he would forget it in a few years, so what he wrote down on paper was the safest.
Gu Chen didn't intend to warn Lao Zhu's family in advance to avoid getting sick or something.
Only when one has experienced the fear of losing a loved one does this kindness become particularly valuable.
Of course, you have to be careful, if you accidentally kill someone...
hehe!
Three months have passed and the disaster relief work in Pingyang County has come to an end.
Gu Chen and others also had the proud achievement of catching eight corrupt officials.
He embarked on the road back to Beijing boldly and confidently.
Sitting on the boat back to Beijing, everyone chatted about the corrupt officials harvested from the disaster relief and took the opportunity to handle some official business around the stove.
"The Ministry of Household Affairs is indeed a fat clerk. He is just a bookkeeper, but he is greedy for two to three hundred guan. The county magistrate only has so much money."
It's winter, and every time we write a few words, we have to reach out to warm ourselves by the fire.
While Gu Chen was warming himself by the fire, he inadvertently looked in Zheng Shiyuan's direction.
In front of him, he saw numerous blank documents with seals but no words on them.
When he was puzzled, Zheng Shiyuan explained with a smile.
"This is the account book given by the magistrate of Pingyang during this disaster relief operation."
"He asked me to help him bring this book back to the capital, reconcile it with the food supplies allocated by Yingtian to Pingyang County, and then file it directly in the Ministry of Household Affairs."
